Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-15
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Paul Grottka, the anarchist now in
durance at Milwaukee, is I'D vertising for
bondsmen.
Chicago firms nave determined to erect
extensive packing houses at Sioux City,
Iowa, early X spring;
The president is making plans for a
weeks fishing in West Virginia be fore
he starts on his western tour.
Three mel were killed and another IA
tally injured by the caying in of a shaft
IN the Ashland mine, near Hurlep, Wis
consin.
Judge Edward w. Pettus, of Alabama,
is said to ave been fxed upon by the
president for the existing vacancy on the
supreme bench.
An attempt Is making to settle the
long-standing dispute between the oper.
ators and their employees is the Pennsyl-
vania coke region by arbitration.
A brisk fire is raging over a large
tract in the Caledoniah Indian reserve
ton In Ontario. Several Indians are
supposed to have persisted, and much
property has been destroyed.
Near Wilkesbarre, Penn, a mob OF
striking miners attacked the men who
had taken their places, and before peace
was restored fifteen persons had been in.
jured, two of them fatally. Several Of
the rioters were arrested.
E. D. Cowles, q prominent lawyer of
Wall street, New York, jumped or fell
from the steamer sQuebec into the St.
Lawrence, at Vareness, and was
drowned. The circumstances seemed to
indicate suicide.
A canvass of colored sentiment in the
south on the school question reveals q
strong preponderance in favor OF separ-
ate schools, although the feeling is that
the separation should always be made by
mutual consent, and not by law, as pro.
posed in Georgia.
A gang of hoodlums boarded the ex-
cursion steamer Alaska on it's return
trip from Put-in-Bay to Detroit, and
plundered and boat the passengers at
their sweet wills. Upon the Alaska's
arrival at Detroit eleven of the gang
were taken into custody.
Cattle receipts continue on the increase
at Chicago stock-yards. The rain was
welcome, but it came too late to save the
pastures, and in many, sections there is
10 grass left. Grass hogs are in exces-
siye supply, n plenty of sheep and
lambs are coming forward.
Balif McGill, who summoned the
queer jurors, . Park, Tate and Ostrander,
In the great Chicago Doodle trial, was
discharged by Sheriff Matson, having
first been officially informed by Judge
Jameson that he acted either c~orruptly
or stupidity in the matter, and in either
case was unfit to be a balif.
Boodler Klehm wept copiously when
aryaigned before Judge: Jameson for SEN
tence at Chicago. He read a written
statement to the court, in which he re-
hearsed d certain important service ha
had rendered the public in his capacity
OF q county commissioner, and he asked
to be dealt with as mercifully as possible.
Mr.. Klehm admitted that his official
course had not been altogether proper,
but protested at the same time that his
conscience was Clear.
yam interesting question is involved in a
suit which has just bel en- tried at Parkers.
burS, West Virginia, before Judge Jack
son, Of the United States court, who has
reserved his decision. The plaintiff sues
to recover an interest in certain LAND
which was sold by his father, now de-
ceased, in 1850, and the deferred pay
msnts on which were made in confeder-
ate currency and Virginia bank notes
when they were greatly deprecated or
entirely worthless. Upon. the decision
of this case the title to a vast quantity of
land in various parts OF the south de-
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